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Fireplace Installation How to install a bathroom fireplace From "Bathroom Renovations" episode DBTR-412

With the floor finished, the team starts on framing for the fireplace. They measure and cut 2x4s to length and assemble the frame with a nail gun. Once the frame is attached to the floor and ceiling, the fireplace is set in position.

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	Nail frame together with the stud ends butting against the sides of the plates.
	Set frame in place and drive screws into the grout lines of the tiles below.
	Check for vertical level using a 4 ft. level. Make adjustments by striking the frame with a hammer.
	Hold one of the 2x4s in place and nail it on one side. Check for level, and then nail in the other side.
	Set the fireplace in and attach it to the rails with screws.

Materials:

5 2x4x8s
1 sheet of plywood at least the size of fireplace base
framing nail gun
framing nails
speed square
circular saw
safety glasses
pencil
4ft. level
6ft. ladder
hammer

Fireplace Installation

1. For wall studs, measure the height of the ceiling and cut two 2x4s to this length minus three inches.

2. For top and bottom plates, cut two 2x4s to the length desired, which should be at least six inches wider than the fireplace itself.

3. Nail frame together with the stud ends butting against the sides of the plates.

4. Screw the frame into the ceiling joists.

5. Next, for the middle frame for the rough opening of the fireplace, choose where the bottom of the fire place will rest. Measure this distance between the two studs and cut a three 2x4s to length.

6. Nail the other 2x4 to the existing studs in the wall level to the middle frame just put in.

7. Nail the third 2x4 between the new studs a couple feet below the ceiling or at least higher than the top of where the fire place will be.

8. Measure and cut a 3/4 inch piece of plywood that will fit like a shelf on the two lower middle plates. Nail the plywood in place.

9. For the rails that the fireplace will screw into, measure from the upper middle plate to the plywood. Cut two 2x4s to length.

10. Attach the two rails parallel to the studs at a distance slightly wider than the fireplace itself.

11. Set the fireplace in and attach it to the rails with screws.

RESOURCES :

Edge Flooring Tile
Edge Flooring
Website: edgeflooring.carpetcourt.net

Fireplace
Heat & Glo
Website: www.heatnglo.com

BainUltra Air Jet Bath
BainUltra
Website: www.bainultra.com

Mohawk Tile
Mohawk Ceramic
Website: www.mohawkflooring.com